Montana Crest-Stage Gage Network

The purpose of the crest-stage gage network is to inventory and monitor peak discharges throughout the state of Montana, with special emphasis on streams that may damage transportation infrastructure. Recorded data documenting peak streamflow at various sites within the state will be used by the Montana Department of Transportation to support assessments of culvert size, bridge construction, and road grade. Additionally, the crest-stage gage network will provide peak flow data that can be used to evaluate protocols for estimating flood frequency. Data for these sites are available from the USGS National Water Information System Web Mapper application in the form of an interactive map.

For a larger view of the crest-stage gage network, click the map below.

Montana crest-stage gage network sites map

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Click on a site number in the following table to view the analytical results for that site.

Site Number Site Name
Beaverhead County 06015430 Clark Canyon near Dillon MT
06015460   Farlin Creek near Polaris MT
06015480 Grasshopper Creek tributary near Dillon MT
06024100 Fox Gulch near Jackson MT
06025100 Quartz Hill Gulch near Wise River MT

Big Horn County   06293300 Long Otter Creek near Lodge Grass MT
06294600 East Cabin Cr Tributary nr Hardin MT

Blaine County 06153400 Fifteenmile Creek trib near Zurich MT
06154350 Peoples Creek trib near Lloyd MT
06155600 Murphy Coulee Tributary nr Hogeland MT

Broadwater County       06056300 Cabin Creek near Townsend MT

Carbon County 06210950 Cole Creek near Red Lodge, MT

Carter County 06334330 Little Missouri River trib nr Albion MT
06334625   Coal Creek tributary near Mill Iron MT

Cascade County 06085510 Crown Butte Creek tributary nr Simms MT

Chouteau County 06109560 Alkali Coulee trib near Virgelle MT
06109600 Chip Creek Trib near Winifred MT

Custer County   06296100 Snell Creek near Hathaway MT
06296115 Reservation Creek near Miles City MT
06308200 Basin Creek Tributary near Volborg MT
06308330 Deer Creek trib near Volborg MT
06308340   La Grange Creek near Volborg MT
06309080   Deep Creek near Kinsey MT
06325700 Deep Creek near Powderville MT

Daniels County 06179100 Butte Creek trib near Four Buttes MT

Dawson County   06326950 Yellowstone River Tributary no. 5 nr Marsh MT
06326960 Timber Fork Up Sevenmile C trib nr Lindsay MT
06327450    Cains Coulee at Glendive MT
06327720   Griffith Creek trib near Glendive MT
06328100 Yellowstone River trib no 6 nr Glendive MT

Fallon County 06326580 Lame Jones Creek trib near Willard MT

Fergus County   06112800 Bull Creek trib near Hilger MT
06128500 South Fork Bear Cr Tributary nr Roy MT
06130620 Blood Creek trib near Valentine MT
06130630 Crooked Creek Tributary nr Roy MT

Gallatin County   06038550 Cabin Creek near West Yellowstone MT
06043300 Logger Creek near Gallatin Gateway MT

Garfield County   06130610 Bair Coulee near Mosby MT
06130915 Russian Coulee near Jordan MT

Glacier County 06098700 Powell Coulee near Browning MT
06099010 Cut Bank Creek tributary nr Cut Bank MT

Golden Valley County   06125520 Swimming Woman Cr trib nr Living Springs MT
06125680 Big Coulee Creek trib near Cushman MT

Hill County   06138700 South Fork Spring Coulee near Havre MT

Jefferson County 06030300 Jefferson River trib no. 2 nr Whitehall MT
06031950 Cataract Creek near Basin MT

Judith Basin County    06090550 Little Otter Creek near Raynesford MT
06114550 Wolf Creek trib near Coffee Creek MT

Lewis & Clark County      06073600 Black Rock Creek near Augusta MT

Liberty County   06137600 Sage Creek trib no 2 near Joplin MT

McCone County       06131100 Terry Coulee near Van Norman MT
06131200 Nelson Creek near Van Norman MT
06131300 Mcguire Creek trib near Van Norman MT
06177700   Cow Creek Tributary near Vida MT

Meagher County 06053050 Lost Creek near Ringling MT

Musselshell County 06127505 Fishel Creek near Musselshell MT
06127570 Butts Coulee near Melstone MT
06127585 Little Wall Cr trib nr Flatwillow MT

Petroleum County   06129700 Gorman Coulee near Cat Creek MT

Phillips County 06115300 Duval Creek near Landusky MT
06154510 Kuhr Coulee Tributary near Dodson MT
06156100 Lush Coulee near Whitewater MT
06164600 Beaver Creek trib near Zortman MT
06164623   Little Warm Cr Tributary nr Lodge Pole MT
06165200 Guston Coulee near Malta MT

Pondera County 06097300 Cartwright Coulee nr Dupuyer, MT
06100300 Lone Man Coulee near Valier MT
06101510 Pondera Coulee trib nr Conrad MT
06101520 Favot Coulee trib near Ledger MT

Powder River County   06307700 Cow Cr nr Fort Howes Ranger Stat nr Otter MT
  06307720 Brian Creek near Ashland MT
  06324995 Badger Creek at Biddle MT

Prairie County 06326940   Spring Creek trib near Fallon MT

Roosevelt County   06177020 Tule Creek trib near Wolf Point MT
  06185400 Missouri River trib no. 5 at Culbertson MT

Rosebud County    06294985 East Fork Armells Cr trib nr Colstrip MT
06295020 Short Creek nr Forsyth MT

Sheridan County   06184200    Lost Creek trib near Homestead MT

Stillwater County 06204170 Meadow Creek nr Dean, MT

Sweet Grass County 06123200 Sadie Cr tributary nr Harlowton MT
06201700   Hump Creek near Reed Point MT

Teton County   06106400 Government Coulee Trib nr Dutton MT

Treasure County 06294930 Sarpy Creek trib near Colstrip MT

Valley County   06172300   Unger Creek near Vandalia MT
06174300   Milk River trib no 3 near Glasgow MT
06174600 Snow Coulee at Opheim MT

Wheatland County 06124600 East Fk Roberts Cr trib nr Judith Gap MT

Wibaux County 06327550 South Fork Horse Cr trib nr Wibaux MT
06327790   Krug Creek trib no 2 near Wibaux MT

Yellowstone County 06216200   West Wets Creek nr Billings MT
06217300 Twelvemile Creek near Shepherd MT
06217700 North Fork Crooked Cr trib nr Shepherd MT
06294400 Andresen Coulee near Custer MT

Below are other science projects associated with this project.

Crest-Stage Streamgage equipment set up at edge of a stream.

March 1, 2019

Crest-Stage Streamgage Network in Michigan

Historically, small streams with drainage areas less than 100 square miles have not been adequately represented in regional peak- (high) flow analysis. In Michigan, USGS operates 24 traditional crest-stage gages, where stage and streamflow is only measured during high flows, and 6 continuous-record crest-stage gages, where cooperators can continually monitor stage and USGS maintains a high-flow...

By

Upper Midwest Water Science Center

March 1, 2019

Crest-Stage Streamgage Network in Michigan

Historically, small streams with drainage areas less than 100 square miles have not been adequately represented in regional peak- (high) flow analysis. In Michigan, USGS operates 24 traditional crest-stage gages, where stage and streamflow is only measured during high flows, and 6 continuous-record crest-stage gages, where cooperators can continually monitor stage and USGS maintains a high-flow...

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The approach crest-stage gages at the gage, Stillwater River near Ansonia, Ohio (03263168).

September 15, 2016

Crest-Stage Streamgage Network In Ohio

Historically, streams with drainage areas less than 100 square miles have not been adequately represented in regional peak flow analysis. To help fill this data gap, crest-stage gages were installed in 2001 at 18 sites throughout Ohio in order to augment the peak flow record for small streams (less than 100 square miles). After enough peak flow data have been collected at these sites, an updated...

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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

September 15, 2016

Crest-Stage Streamgage Network In Ohio

Historically, streams with drainage areas less than 100 square miles have not been adequately represented in regional peak flow analysis. To help fill this data gap, crest-stage gages were installed in 2001 at 18 sites throughout Ohio in order to augment the peak flow record for small streams (less than 100 square miles). After enough peak flow data have been collected at these sites, an updated...

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Montana Crest-Stage Gage Network

Melting snow near Miles City created measurable flow in Reservation Creek. This site is only visited when there are high flows.

Dennis Elliott

Hydrologic Technician

Dennis Elliott

Hydrologic Technician

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior